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Juvenile Striped parrotfish (Scarus iseri) Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Jul 19, 2017 Geotagged,Mexico,Scarus iseri,Striped parrotfish,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Juvenile Striped parrotfish (Scarus iseri)

Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Jul 19, 2017

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Max length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; common length : 18.0 cm TL male/unsexed.

Short description Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. White stripe above upper dark stripe ends at gill opening; upper and lower caudal margins pale. Terminal phase males are blue-green and orange, chest and head pink below a green band at lower edge of eye; median fins with blue borders, the broad central parts orange with linear blue markings.
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Similar species: Perch-like Fishes
Species identified by Thibaud Aronson
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By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Jan 14, 2018. Captured Jul 19, 2017 09:28 in Av. Rafael E. Melgar 770, Zona Hotelera Nte., San Miguel de Cozumel, Q.R., Mexico.
  • DMC-TZ70
  • f/5.6
  • 10/2500s
  • ISO800
  • 15mm